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. >>> new violence in syria as record crowds turn out in new protests across the country. we have brand-new video of some of the demonstrations that took place friday and you can hear gun fire in the background if you listen as police are using water cannons to try to break up the crowds. activists say at least 22 people were killed. the violence showing no sign of letting up despite the presence of monitors from the arab league who were there to insure syria's government ends their bloody crackdown. >>> and major new developments out of iran today after a pair of controversial promises turn out to be more bark than bite. tehran pulling the plug on a long-range missile test and denying rumors that they would shut down a major shipping route. in fact, a top expert even discussed iran's plan for a six-party nuclear talks. feel it might be early to celebrate diplomatic victories. doug has more on that. >> good evening. it appears that the threat of new western sanctions against iran is now in conjunction i should say with the presence of three u.s. aircraft carriers within st
. >>> new violence in syria as record crowds turn out in new protests across the country. we have brand-new video of some of the demonstrations that took place friday and you can hear gun fire in the background if you listen as police are using water cannons to try to break up the crowds. activists say at least 22 people were killed. the violence showing no sign of letting up despite the presence of monitors from the arab league who were there to insure syria's government ends their...
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whether it's venezuela, syria or iran, the reality is we have divergent objectives and goals. in that sort of circumstance, diplomacy is not going to pay quick or easy dividends. you can test your adversary and there is nothing wrong with it but on this one, i think you really have to be pretty skeptical. >> gregg: eric david miller, we're looking forward to consider bicycle we'll have to wait until it's published soon. thanks for being with us. happy new year. >> same to you. >> heather: switching gears entirely, a wild scene at the bowl in tempe, arizona. see that, that is camera. a camera that was hanging over to the players. it was suspended from one of those wires they get the overhead shots. that wire snapped sent the equipment. it narrowly missed one of players. game was delayed about five minutes while the camera was dragged off the field. nobody was hit by the camera. >> gregg: that has happened before. those cameras give you incredibly wonderful shots of the action on the field as if you are there. you kind of worry about potential damage. >> gregg: president obama a
whether it's venezuela, syria or iran, the reality is we have divergent objectives and goals. in that sort of circumstance, diplomacy is not going to pay quick or easy dividends. you can test your adversary and there is nothing wrong with it but on this one, i think you really have to be pretty skeptical. >> gregg: eric david miller, we're looking forward to consider bicycle we'll have to wait until it's published soon. thanks for being with us. happy new year. >> same to you....
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human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people. >> paul: for tareen or in part because of that reason and part because of the reluctance of the obama administration to lead in the world and like to lead from behind as one of the advisors famously told the new yorker, they played a pretty passive role here and i think-- >> i think they've done that as a matter of policy and they do not want to lead they want to engage with other multi-lateral institutions, i think what you're seeing in the middle east is a microcosm of what the world looks like when the world's leading power disengages itself. it begins to spin out of control on its own and this is l
human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people....
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hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines register took a look at it and keep in mind, television isn't expensive out here in iowa, not a lot of major markets to drive up the price, but that he spent the most, 3 million dollars and it's difficult not to see his ads out on the air. his campaign says the ads where he talks about his faith and talks about what he describes as the president's quote, war on religion, end quote or when he talks about congress and the need to cut them down to a part-time job, those get a good response, at least that's what the perry camp said. >> he's obviously trying to reach out to the evangelicals and electorate out there in
hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines...
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a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big election year. republicans are just under the 50 mark in the senate. which senate races will you be following, gentlemen? charles? >> massachusetts. elizabeth warren the democrat is ahead by six or seven points. excellent candidate. scott brown feeling the heat. index of that he complained about the press, which true but it isn't a good idea to let on that it's bothering you. >> jim: it doesn't help your campaign to complain about the press? >> outcationally helps for a day or two. then it fades. >> jim: chuck? >> this is a great year because so many of these tight senate r
a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big...
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international observers are now inside syria and they have been since monday to monitor progress on the plan to end the regime's deadly crackdown on protesters. activists say government forces killed at least another 19 people today. the united nations continues to report an estimated 5,000 people have died since the violence began months ago. well, many of our nation's military heros are fighting to survive the economy once they get home returning from war. now a new program putting a different kind of battle buddy at their side. in california, community colleges are joining forces with the department of veterans affairs. to help some of our service members go back to school. the unemployment rate among veterans serving since the iraq war began has gone up. it's more than 12% this year, well above the national average of 8.6. anita vogel is live in our west coast news hub. anita, how exactly would this new program work? >> well, hi, harris, it's pretty simple. all about making it easier for veterans to go to college. when troops return home from duty and they are ready to leave the ser
international observers are now inside syria and they have been since monday to monitor progress on the plan to end the regime's deadly crackdown on protesters. activists say government forces killed at least another 19 people today. the united nations continues to report an estimated 5,000 people have died since the violence began months ago. well, many of our nation's military heros are fighting to survive the economy once they get home returning from war. now a new program putting a...
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>>trace: in syria hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets in what could be the biggest protest that country has seen in months. we are told it is a show of defiance against the regime taking place in front of abe league peace observers. this is amateur video said to show an explosion in the cap it will city of damascus, and we are seeing more video which activists claim show security forces shooting protesters and the activists say at least 22 people died in the fighting today but question not indepedently confirm any of it because syria's government bans foreign journalists. >> police in california say they will be cracking down on distracted driving but how can they tell if someone is distracted or a cell phone or changing the radio? is it illegal to eat a sandwich behind the wheel? [ male announcer ] you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity. turning your life upside down in a matter of seconds. hi. hi. you know i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. you just read my mind. [ male announcer ] just one little piece of information
>>trace: in syria hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets in what could be the biggest protest that country has seen in months. we are told it is a show of defiance against the regime taking place in front of abe league peace observers. this is amateur video said to show an explosion in the cap it will city of damascus, and we are seeing more video which activists claim show security forces shooting protesters and the activists say at least 22 people died in the fighting today but...
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more blood on the street in syria. hundreds of thousands of protesters are defying the regime there while the arab league is supposedly working to end that violence. there is also controversy swirling in florida as some killers it turns out are protected by law. we're talking about these. they're sharks. we've got a live report coming up. jon: a fox news alert. arson squad in california right now are looking for a common thread in a string of overnight fires in hollywood. firefighters believe someone set nearly a dozen fires intentionally. cars and other property damaged, including the former home of singer jim morrison. live from fox affiliate kttv. gigi. >> reporter: good morning, jon. good morning, everybody. the number of fires has actually gone up to 19 now. everyone from the l.a.p.d. to all of our local fire agencies are on high alert after this string of arson fires throughout the night. let's look at some video shot just after midnight when the fires started from the heart of hollywood to the hills of hollywood
more blood on the street in syria. hundreds of thousands of protesters are defying the regime there while the arab league is supposedly working to end that violence. there is also controversy swirling in florida as some killers it turns out are protected by law. we're talking about these. they're sharks. we've got a live report coming up. jon: a fox news alert. arson squad in california right now are looking for a common thread in a string of overnight fires in hollywood. firefighters believe...
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protesters heeding the call of syria's opposition. thousands of them marching in the streets following friday prayers one day after syrian security forces fired into tens of thousands of protesters outside a mosque. not with standing the presence of arab league monitors. leland vittert from jerusalem. what is the latest there? >> reporter: gregg, right now we're hearing at least two dozen of those protesters who you saw in the video from today have died in attacks by the syrian military on its own people and the violence, at least what we've been able to see from the videos is getting worse, not better since the government promised to end its crackdown on all of these people. and also to allow in arab league monitors to see what is actually happening on the ground. the crackdowns have been incredibly brutal, however, the kind of rallies that happened today in this video from today hadn't been possible over the past couple weeks since the syrian government were using tanks. at least they have stopped on that. also protesters are learni
protesters heeding the call of syria's opposition. thousands of them marching in the streets following friday prayers one day after syrian security forces fired into tens of thousands of protesters outside a mosque. not with standing the presence of arab league monitors. leland vittert from jerusalem. what is the latest there? >> reporter: gregg, right now we're hearing at least two dozen of those protesters who you saw in the video from today have died in attacks by the syrian military...
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presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning, thoughk, using look out to stop the rooftop snipers. no one is safe in the street. women and children routinely run to dodge bullets. they square off with the soldiers willing to take aim. we don't know how this standoff ended. >> those videotaping are also in danger. one camera man captures soldiers shouting allegiance and then running counterrecharge and firing with no regard. >> activists claim the courses are escorted by the government spies to make it impossible to report atrocities. they want the head monitor replaced. human rights record is in question given a previous po
presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning,...
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monitors are in syria keeping watch. [gunfire] activists inside syria say forces regime troops firing live ammunition and tear gas against the citizens protesting against the government. we cannot confirm this for ourselves and syria bans foreign journalists from entering the country. we are relying on am mur video like what you are watching. monitors with the arab league arrived on monday supposedly to observe the situation. from reports inside syria, it seems their arrival has reenjerry jizzed the protesters with thousands of them now taking the streets. the united nations says more than 5,000 people have died in syria's uprising since it began in march. the feds say a controversial new law could let violent criminals who are in our country illegally go right out of jail. now, some lawmakers in congress want to crack down. a live report on fox report from illinois. plus, it's catching unlike, well, wildfire. the numbers are in. so what do you think was one of the hottest holiday gifts? [ male announcer ] if you're givi
monitors are in syria keeping watch. [gunfire] activists inside syria say forces regime troops firing live ammunition and tear gas against the citizens protesting against the government. we cannot confirm this for ourselves and syria bans foreign journalists from entering the country. we are relying on am mur video like what you are watching. monitors with the arab league arrived on monday supposedly to observe the situation. from reports inside syria, it seems their arrival has reenjerry...
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most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't take us for granted, don't think we can't fight and aren't prepared to defend our interests because we will. >>trace: but iran has been threat threatening us for years and years and years. why are we paying so much attention this time? >>guest: because a fifths of all the world's oil moves through the straits of more -- of hormuz and this would be regards as an act of war and it could escalate quickly into full-blown military conflict in a very sensitive part of the world. so, it is something that the administration is watching very closely. >>trace: we are talking abou
most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't...
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it is not just about syria at this point in time. jon: well, obviously when we supported nato and the european allies who went into libya, we accomplished the overthrow of that government, it was somewhat bloody and some would say maybe late in coming but it happened. >> it did happen because in libya we had arab allies ready to come. we had to the east and the west of libya regimes and governments who were not with qaddafi. we had a window. we had a nine months window with assad. we were late. once we with drew from iraq it will be a very difficult thing. it is not just about us, we need countries to allow us to do the activities including turkey. turkey is concerned about assad but the allies of assad and that would be iran. jon: these protests against bashar al-assad are essentially an extension of the arab spring, are they not? what does it say to the people trying to take on their own government and apparently being buchered in the process? >> they are buchered in the process. most clearly like in egypt or tunisia i think it wou
it is not just about syria at this point in time. jon: well, obviously when we supported nato and the european allies who went into libya, we accomplished the overthrow of that government, it was somewhat bloody and some would say maybe late in coming but it happened. >> it did happen because in libya we had arab allies ready to come. we had to the east and the west of libya regimes and governments who were not with qaddafi. we had a window. we had a nine months window with assad. we were...
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patti ann: utter chaos in the syria. anti-government protesters running for cover as gunshots ring out. here's the scene on the street. [background sounds] patti ann: this is all amateur video from yesterday. a mission is underway to end the regime's crackdown on its people. leland vittert right now is live in jerusalem with the details for us. leland, any change there, is the violence starting to calm? >> reporter: sadly, no, patti ann. the violence, if anything, may be getting a little bit worst. we just heard of a protest about 20,000 people outside of a mosque near damascus in a suburb there. government troops opened fire, at least four people kill inside that incident. and, of course, those numbers could certainly go higher. this is key for a couple of reasons. number one, it's outside of damascus n a suburb. that's something we haven't seep so far showing the protests are, indeed, spreading. the violence is pretty much par for the course, and already there are 60 of those arab league monitors in place, but as we ca
patti ann: utter chaos in the syria. anti-government protesters running for cover as gunshots ring out. here's the scene on the street. [background sounds] patti ann: this is all amateur video from yesterday. a mission is underway to end the regime's crackdown on its people. leland vittert right now is live in jerusalem with the details for us. leland, any change there, is the violence starting to calm? >> reporter: sadly, no, patti ann. the violence, if anything, may be getting a little...
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iran is chief sponsor of the regime in syria. so steve indicates this is an arab league delegation that might give cover that assad could use particularly headed by a guy like this. he said i haven't seen anything. if you are a demonstrator, shot arrested or tortureed is not good news. >> shannon: today. they telegaffe we have to let it play out and let them do the mission and then see what happens. >> you have to admit the guy is expert on massacres so he is qualified in that respect. >> shannon: sadly. >> a little ridiculous. the administration remained in the background throughout the process in syria. apparently in the view that any overt measure or support the united states would lend the opposition would somehow provoke a worse backlash from the government be. serious, this is a civil war now. it is tanks and guns in the street. bitterly divided country along three or four different confessional lines. it's absolutely linked with what is going on with iran because of the umbilical connection between the regime. i think the
iran is chief sponsor of the regime in syria. so steve indicates this is an arab league delegation that might give cover that assad could use particularly headed by a guy like this. he said i haven't seen anything. if you are a demonstrator, shot arrested or tortureed is not good news. >> shannon: today. they telegaffe we have to let it play out and let them do the mission and then see what happens. >> you have to admit the guy is expert on massacres so he is qualified in that...
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syria. according to a local news agency, the sore more took out a hand gun and targeted fellow students. we're told one of them tried to stop the suspect who shot him three times, killing him. four others hurt. a witness said some of those students support president assad. the gunman reportedly still on the run. >>> indonesia. days of heavy rain triggered a deadly flow of cold lava from a volcanic eruption earlier this month. thousands evacuating their homes. we're told at least three people died in the chaos. falling rocks and debris, hurting several others. >>> china. officials issuing a red fog alert and urging folks to stay off the road. the dense fog slowed traffic to a stop in a central province. about 100 cars got held up at a toll gate south of there. authorities had to shut down one highway for a few hours. we're told police had drivers pull into a service area until it cleared up. >>> united kingdom. hollywood style action at the british car jumping championship. 11 drivers raced o
syria. according to a local news agency, the sore more took out a hand gun and targeted fellow students. we're told one of them tried to stop the suspect who shot him three times, killing him. four others hurt. a witness said some of those students support president assad. the gunman reportedly still on the run. >>> indonesia. days of heavy rain triggered a deadly flow of cold lava from a volcanic eruption earlier this month. thousands evacuating their homes. we're told at least three...
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well the situation in syria is taking another deadly turn today. at least four soldiers were killed and 12 others injured in an ambush today. meantime arobject league monitors are now in that country in hopes of ending the government crackdown there. leland vittert following this live from our jerusalem bureau. >> reporter: it doesn't appear as if the arab league observers have exactly succeeded in ending the violence. not only did we have the syrian soldiers killed, we had a number of syrian civilians who were activists killed there inside the syria. it seems like the violence is subsiding a little bit. there are now tens of thousands of people out on the streets in the city of holmes, in the holmes has been lifted now as the observers are in place and tens of thousands of people are back on the street demanding that bashar al-assad step down. a couple of weeks ago they would have been met with artillery fire. that is certainly an improvement on the situation there on the ground. we have a second piece of video, though, to show you the kind of cra
well the situation in syria is taking another deadly turn today. at least four soldiers were killed and 12 others injured in an ambush today. meantime arobject league monitors are now in that country in hopes of ending the government crackdown there. leland vittert following this live from our jerusalem bureau. >> reporter: it doesn't appear as if the arab league observers have exactly succeeded in ending the violence. not only did we have the syrian soldiers killed, we had a number of...
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julie: new developments in syria. reports of more violence as syria's government releases hundreds of political prisoners. a live report from the middle east is next. >>> plus new fallout after a security breach at one of the nation's busiest airports. what the tsa is doing to prevent a similar problem in the future. >> announcer: if you think identity theft is scary, just wait until you try to fix it. >> 58 different individuals are using... absolutely, using my old social security number. >> announcer: identity theft has topped the federal government's list of consumer complaints for the last eleven years. it's a serious problem with anyone with a social security number, and it continues to get worse. fact is, on your own, there are many things you can do to deter identity theft. protect your social security number. be internet savvy. use intricate passwords. safeguard your purse and wallet. shred and destroy. seriously, are you really going to do all that? or do you want someone to help protect you from identity th
julie: new developments in syria. reports of more violence as syria's government releases hundreds of political prisoners. a live report from the middle east is next. >>> plus new fallout after a security breach at one of the nation's busiest airports. what the tsa is doing to prevent a similar problem in the future. >> announcer: if you think identity theft is scary, just wait until you try to fix it. >> 58 different individuals are using... absolutely, using my old social...
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gregg: turning now to the crisis in syria, state-run media saying the government released 750 prisoners detained in the regime in the last nine months, this as international observers toured the city that has become a sight of the protest. leland havleland vittert is there live. >> reporter: there are a lot of residents who were very upset in holmes because the syrian government has sent mind tkers along with the observers. they didn't want the minders. the latest video shows massive processes with tense of 10,000s of people on the streets right no as they are finally feeling safe enough to protest again. they feel like the observers that are on the ground are going to prevent the open artillery shelling that we saw in the city of holmes when it was under siege for many, many weeks. president bashar al-assad is very strong in damascus but not in holmes. he's going to try to use as much political power as he can to put the protests down and military power. today four more people were killed, gregg. gregg: can the observers do any good? >> reporter: it's an excellent question. they are un
gregg: turning now to the crisis in syria, state-run media saying the government released 750 prisoners detained in the regime in the last nine months, this as international observers toured the city that has become a sight of the protest. leland havleland vittert is there live. >> reporter: there are a lot of residents who were very upset in holmes because the syrian government has sent mind tkers along with the observers. they didn't want the minders. the latest video shows massive...
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syria signed off last week on an arab league deal to send in those observers to see if assad's regime really would end the violence which the u.n. reports has killed more than 5,000 people since march. today the white house called the crackdown who are risk. horrific. trying to find toddler for two weeks with announcement that has new tips pouring in by the minute. the desperate search for the little girl. plus, another democratic lawmaker set to step down from capitol hill. how could this change the landscape of power? as fox reports tonight. [ male announcer ] you have plans... moments you're looking forward to... what if they were stolen from you? by alzheimer's. this cruel disease costs americans more than $180 billion a year, and could cripple medicare in the near future. the alzheimer's association is taking action, and has been a part of every major advancement. but we won't rest until we have a cure. you have plans... help the alzheimer's association protect them. act now, go to alz.org. ♪ if you're like my patients, you want to hear you've done a good job caring for your mo
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and now, to our middle east newsroom, are things getting any better on the streets in syria? >>reporter: it depends on what standard you use. the latest reports from syria say the government is now going back to tear gassing protesters rather than using open artillery shells against them so that, in a way, it is an improvement. the latest video shows the tanks being pulled out of that city which was a relief to the citizens there because early in the week the tanks were used to level entire neighborhoods as the tanks left, 70,000 people took to the street where this rebellion began. the people are certainly voicing their disgust with president assad and his tactics, and now they have not been able to protest for a long time because the tank would have opened fire on them. what we have not seen, in any way, is a hit in the armor of the regime. >>trace: what about the observers? can they actually do any good? >>reporter: a little bit in the sense that the tanks have left. but what they cannot do is stop the violence. they are unarmed. all they can do is report back on what they
and now, to our middle east newsroom, are things getting any better on the streets in syria? >>reporter: it depends on what standard you use. the latest reports from syria say the government is now going back to tear gassing protesters rather than using open artillery shells against them so that, in a way, it is an improvement. the latest video shows the tanks being pulled out of that city which was a relief to the citizens there because early in the week the tanks were used to level...
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since foreign journalists are banned from inside syria that is something new and will be very welcome there. according to the arab league there will be about 500 of these observers that will go in. we're hearing already they're being overwhelmed with stories of people what is going on inside the country but the bad news is they may only be able to stay there a month because they are at the guests of the syrian government. julie, back to you. julie: leland vittert, thank you very much. we appreciate it. jon: from the violence in syria to political turmoil in yemen and questions whether washington will allow yemen's outgoing president into the united states for medical treatment. president ali abdul raw saleh made the request after injuries he received during the an attack on his compound in june. kelly wright is in washington. what does the white house say about saleh's request to come to america? >> reporter: so far on this matter concerning yemen's president, ali abdullah saleh, we heard from the deputy white house press secretary joshen heft. i'm quoting him. they are considering pr
since foreign journalists are banned from inside syria that is something new and will be very welcome there. according to the arab league there will be about 500 of these observers that will go in. we're hearing already they're being overwhelmed with stories of people what is going on inside the country but the bad news is they may only be able to stay there a month because they are at the guests of the syrian government. julie, back to you. julie: leland vittert, thank you very much. we...
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. >> in world headlines, arab league monitors are scheduled to arrive later tonight in syria where at least 20 more deaths were reported today. activists say at least 275 civilians have been killed by government forces in the last week. >>> the obama administration is considering whether to allow yemen's outgoing president to come to the u.s. for medical treatment. he was injured in an attack on his compound in june. the last month he agreed to hand over power to his vice president in exchange for immunity. >>> iran says it wander off a foreign helicopter that came too close to naval drills over the weekend. war games are anything but fun and games for saudi arabia. correspondent david miller tells us leaders are very worried about the islamic republic. >> iranian war games underway the straight of hormuz are fueling tensions. the saber rattling could lead to a nuclear arms race. saudi arabia's u.s. ambassador warned earlier this month that the kingdom might pursue nuclear weapons to protect itself from longtime adversaries iran and israel, yet it's iran's push for a nuclear arsenal t
. >> in world headlines, arab league monitors are scheduled to arrive later tonight in syria where at least 20 more deaths were reported today. activists say at least 275 civilians have been killed by government forces in the last week. >>> the obama administration is considering whether to allow yemen's outgoing president to come to the u.s. for medical treatment. he was injured in an attack on his compound in june. the last month he agreed to hand over power to his vice...
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longer than islam existed was expelled and hanged in iraq in the squares of baghdad, expelled from syria, lebanon where they had lived for over 2,000 years. as i say, you start with the jews. you, of course, have a vulnerable others and now it's the christians. this is more extreme elements. islamic radicalism is intolerant of other religions. we saw this terrible weekend at it's most extreme manifestation in nigeria. >> thanks a lot. our great american panel is in the studio. first with primary season right around the corner, newt gingrich picks up an endorsement from j.c. watts. he'll explain why he is the best man to take on president obama in 2012. that is straight ahea >>> welcome back to hannity. it made all the campaign something different. newt gingrich picked up an endorsement from j.c. watts and none other than the man himself, j.c. watts. what does newt got that the other guys don't have as far as you are concerned? >> mark thanks for having me on this evening. let me say that i appreciate your work. >> thank you, congressman. >> i am long past looking for my president and pre
longer than islam existed was expelled and hanged in iraq in the squares of baghdad, expelled from syria, lebanon where they had lived for over 2,000 years. as i say, you start with the jews. you, of course, have a vulnerable others and now it's the christians. this is more extreme elements. islamic radicalism is intolerant of other religions. we saw this terrible weekend at it's most extreme manifestation in nigeria. >> thanks a lot. our great american panel is in the studio. first with...
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longer than islam existed was expelled and hanged in iraq in the squares of baghdad, expelled from syria, lebanon where they had lived for over 2,000 years. as i say, you start with the jews. you, of course, have a vulnerable others and now it's the christians. this is more extreme elements. islamic radicalism is intolerant of other religions. we saw this terrible weekend at it's most extreme manifestation in nigeria. >> thanks a lot. our great american panel is in the studio. first with primary season right around the corner, newt gingrich picks up an endorsement from j.c. watts. he'll explain why he is the best man to take on president obama in 2012. that is straight ahead. car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i'm a dad, coach... and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to he
longer than islam existed was expelled and hanged in iraq in the squares of baghdad, expelled from syria, lebanon where they had lived for over 2,000 years. as i say, you start with the jews. you, of course, have a vulnerable others and now it's the christians. this is more extreme elements. islamic radicalism is intolerant of other religions. we saw this terrible weekend at it's most extreme manifestation in nigeria. >> thanks a lot. our great american panel is in the studio. first with...
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another deadly day in syria. president bashar assad's regime continuing a bloody crackdown on its own people even as arab league observers arite in the country to monitor a deal to end the violence. activists say the government forces killed at least 23 people in the central city of hamas today. the city is imeerg up -- gearing up for a massive assault. [gunfire] >> this is amateur of government troops apparently shelling buildings in hams. we can't confirm that since syria won't let foreign journalists into the country. activists say government forces have killed 275 civilians in the past week since president assad agreed to let the arab league send in monitors. filibuster well, after a busy year in d.c. president obama is taking a break in hawaii and getting to know some of his supporters. his close encounter with a very curious baby. plus new polling numbers ahead. the latest for a search for a missing toddler in maine. what police say they think led to her disappearance more than a week ago. that's next. are
another deadly day in syria. president bashar assad's regime continuing a bloody crackdown on its own people even as arab league observers arite in the country to monitor a deal to end the violence. activists say the government forces killed at least 23 people in the central city of hamas today. the city is imeerg up -- gearing up for a massive assault. [gunfire] >> this is amateur of government troops apparently shelling buildings in hams. we can't confirm that since syria won't let...
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the -- cities of syria. syria has two allies, iran and russia. that takes the military option off the table. rick: leland, thanks. julie: we are just 8 days away from the first contest in the presidential race. the iowa caucuses will be make or break time for several gop candidates. so who's up and who's down in this matchup. the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia. larry sabato. it's always great to have you come in and read your crystal ball for us. according to the real clear politics poll romney is on top with 25%. ron paul with 20%. they flip-flopped. last week they had ron paul on top. followed by gingrich, bachmann and perry. and last week ron paul had been on top. what does this she exactly when you look at these fluctuating numbers? what does it tell you? >> i caution people. there is going to be additional truck in tbhaights last eight days. -- there will be additional fluctuation in the last eight days. the odds are ron paul or mitt romney will come out first in iowa. it could go either way. it depend on t
the -- cities of syria. syria has two allies, iran and russia. that takes the military option off the table. rick: leland, thanks. julie: we are just 8 days away from the first contest in the presidential race. the iowa caucuses will be make or break time for several gop candidates. so who's up and who's down in this matchup. the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia. larry sabato. it's always great to have you come in and read your crystal ball for us. according to...
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so far in syria 5,000 people have been killed. as it stands right now this h resistance in syria has been going on longer than anything out of the arab spring that came out of this. bashar al-assad has survived longer than anybody else. he has powerful allies, iran and russia there and that takes the military option off the table. where you have the situation where there is a lot of diplomatic pressure from the united states, the eu and the arab league it is little more than shouting at the rain as to whether or not he is willing to stop killing his own people. back to you. jon: moammar qaddafi was doing that, we set up a no-fly zone and eventually toppled him. we are not doing that in syria. hard to believe. thank you very much. jamie: an update on a tragic story, jon that happened over the weekend. this particular soldier survived a suicide bombing in afghanistan, he came home and he recuperated, and now he may be paralyzed for life after a shooting at his own welcome home party. we'll tell you how it happened and also let you k
so far in syria 5,000 people have been killed. as it stands right now this h resistance in syria has been going on longer than anything out of the arab spring that came out of this. bashar al-assad has survived longer than anybody else. he has powerful allies, iran and russia there and that takes the military option off the table. where you have the situation where there is a lot of diplomatic pressure from the united states, the eu and the arab league it is little more than shouting at the...
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this as arab league observers arrive in syria to get a firsthand look at situation. leland vittert is live with more. what is the latest? >> reporter: it seems like, gregg that the syrian government may be trying to kill as many people as they can ahead of observers coming into town. we are talking about a matter of hours until they are indeed on the ground in damascus and get a chance to get a first-hand view of what is going on. from home comes a story of an artillery barrage which has leveled one neighborhood and killed about 20 people. that is the center of the uprising there against president sad r-frplt i bashar al-assad. it appears the military will stop at nothing including shelling into civilian areas to keep president bashar al-assad in power. observers are from the arobject league who are trying to stop the violence that has killed 5,000 people at the hand of the government forces. the observers don't really have any weapons on them and they don't have the ability to stop any of the violence. they are just there to observe. so the syrian government can con
this as arab league observers arrive in syria to get a firsthand look at situation. leland vittert is live with more. what is the latest? >> reporter: it seems like, gregg that the syrian government may be trying to kill as many people as they can ahead of observers coming into town. we are talking about a matter of hours until they are indeed on the ground in damascus and get a chance to get a first-hand view of what is going on. from home comes a story of an artillery barrage which has...
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syria and egypt. i mean, it's one thing to give a sandwich to a guy that's hungry. it's another thing to give a sandwich to a guy that's trying to stab you. ok? so that's the kind of people we are. we give because we've always believed as a nation that we lift up other people, they can lift themselves up. the stats prove it. >> we are indeed among the most -- of the last several years, we're up from number five. the least generous countries include china, russia, india, so what's the problem -- what's the misconception here? do they not know the numbers or is there something behind the effort? >> very interesting question. yes, there is something behind the effort. you have to understand something -- liberal media and i know that's redundant but i have to say, liberal media actually has a difficulty with giving if it doesn't come through a social program that the government implemented by taking taxes from you and demanding it goes some place else. now, we from a conservative and christian standpoint, the conservative people, we give because it's intrinsic in our na
syria and egypt. i mean, it's one thing to give a sandwich to a guy that's hungry. it's another thing to give a sandwich to a guy that's trying to stab you. ok? so that's the kind of people we are. we give because we've always believed as a nation that we lift up other people, they can lift themselves up. the stats prove it. >> we are indeed among the most -- of the last several years, we're up from number five. the least generous countries include china, russia, india, so what's the...
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he did mention syria. he mentioned -- he hoped that the israelis and palestinians could go back to negotiations and other places where wars are going on but also famine and places, natural disasters where people have been hit by floods as well. it's important to pray for people at this time and get them some help. last night, his message was more on the real meaning of christmas. he said watch out, don't be blinded by all the glitter and bright lights and don't forget where that joy is coming from. big year for pope benedict 16th, he'll turn 85 in april and he has a trip to cuba and we're hearing he might be making some new cardinals. there's some hope the archbishop of new york could be a new cardinal. >> a few moments later on in our prom, father jonathan morris will be here to reflect on the meaning of this day. jamie? >> well, this is troubling news. at least 25 people are dead in explosions at two catholic churches in nigeria. and there's a radical muslim sect now claiming responsibility for the chris
he did mention syria. he mentioned -- he hoped that the israelis and palestinians could go back to negotiations and other places where wars are going on but also famine and places, natural disasters where people have been hit by floods as well. it's important to pray for people at this time and get them some help. last night, his message was more on the real meaning of christmas. he said watch out, don't be blinded by all the glitter and bright lights and don't forget where that joy is coming...
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the pope praying for those people and asking the faithful to pray for them and the pope pointing to syria for an end to the violence there and also praying that the israelis and the palestinians are able to have negotiations once again and some other areas he mentioned were areas in africa hurt by famine and also praying for reconciliation in both iraq and afghanistan, asking christians to pray for peace that they, what he said. he said. we have to give a voice to those who don't have a voice. guys? >> and so was the crowd bigger than usual this year? >> well, certainly, it's always a big crowd and we see a sea of umbrellas over there and it's always overflowing because people are coming from so many different countries and gives the lang wamgs and say merry christmas in korea and a whole group of koreans come out and then the mexicans. one thing was a beautiful day, essentially looks like a great day for fall football. that kind of thing and that certainly helps the crowd in these cases, guys? >> i love football, on the mind, my friend, obviously a busy time for the pope and his health h
the pope praying for those people and asking the faithful to pray for them and the pope pointing to syria for an end to the violence there and also praying that the israelis and the palestinians are able to have negotiations once again and some other areas he mentioned were areas in africa hurt by famine and also praying for reconciliation in both iraq and afghanistan, asking christians to pray for peace that they, what he said. he said. we have to give a voice to those who don't have a voice....
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it began last january in tunisia and then two big stories were egypt and libya, syria, and overthrow of the dictatorships of mubarak, gaddafi and keep in mind this also happened in algeria, kuwait, sudan and even in saudi arabia, it was enabled by social media and television and a lot of people successfully prosecute old grievance and we don't know the outcome and these are companies that didn't have pluralism in any of their lifetimes. and figure out whether it was a force or not. >> our colleague would argue, he's on va weighingscation, this is turning out for the worse for u.s. strategic interest. we may be losing dictators, but our dictators, and there are islamists and people who don't have america's foreign policy interests in mind. >> it's dangerous, but we did not overthrow hosni mubarak, the people in the streets did. nothing we were going to be able to do to save mubarak, it was a process completely out of our control and probably hurt ourselves not being more engaged before it happened. >> jason, your biggest story? >> i'm going with the death of steve jobs being one of th
it began last january in tunisia and then two big stories were egypt and libya, syria, and overthrow of the dictatorships of mubarak, gaddafi and keep in mind this also happened in algeria, kuwait, sudan and even in saudi arabia, it was enabled by social media and television and a lot of people successfully prosecute old grievance and we don't know the outcome and these are companies that didn't have pluralism in any of their lifetimes. and figure out whether it was a force or not. >> our...
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has to be-- we need to do a strategic change in our policy towards iran to get results in iraq and syria and in lebanon. >> jamie: tell me what that would look like for us. >> it would look like us telling iranian leadership there are red lines inside iraq. it will look like we reaching out to the sunni and shia and kurdish moderates equivalent of a spring in iraq. >> jamie: the way you describe it doctor, it sound like a sense of urgency. i'm glad we have a chance to talk about it. >> thank you for having me, merry christmas. >> jamie: merry christmas, to you. >> kelly: the holiday season usually means a barrage of parties followed by rough mornings after. but a new hangover cure has just hit the market, oh, but does it really work? our medical a-teamer tells us all about it coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] who fills their holidays with sawdust? ♪ with quarter inch holes and blueprints for the coming year? those of us with doers on our lists. and because it's always better to give than to guess, we can take these last few days of shopping and our holiday budgets a lot further. ♪ mo
has to be-- we need to do a strategic change in our policy towards iran to get results in iraq and syria and in lebanon. >> jamie: tell me what that would look like for us. >> it would look like us telling iranian leadership there are red lines inside iraq. it will look like we reaching out to the sunni and shia and kurdish moderates equivalent of a spring in iraq. >> jamie: the way you describe it doctor, it sound like a sense of urgency. i'm glad we have a chance to talk...
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confusion over who is responsibility for the twin suicide bombings that killed 44 in the capital of syria. the muslim brotherhood denying claiming responsibility for the attack, and they say a statement claiming to be a muslim brotherhood sight is false and 166 others were wounded. the justice department rejecting south carolina's voter i.d. law that requires voters to show photo i.d. at the poll. the feds say that makes it harder for minorities to vote. south carolina can challenge the decision or pass a new law. and the state attorney general vowing to fight. if you video from wisconsin, the weather is frightful. the snow and ice making for a dangerous road condition. and millions of americans set out to visit loved ones on christmas much the snow also piling up in parts of north carolina, colorado, california, and texas, and el paso, texas, and as for air travel, things are run, smoothly right now but it is 7:02 on the east coast and that will change later in the day. i am checking my plane every chance. rick: there has been no snow in the northern plains and the people want the snow.
confusion over who is responsibility for the twin suicide bombings that killed 44 in the capital of syria. the muslim brotherhood denying claiming responsibility for the attack, and they say a statement claiming to be a muslim brotherhood sight is false and 166 others were wounded. the justice department rejecting south carolina's voter i.d. law that requires voters to show photo i.d. at the poll. the feds say that makes it harder for minorities to vote. south carolina can challenge the...
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. >>> there is now a inuringle in the 9-month-old political uprising in syria. sophisticated attack today on government buildings is not blamed on the pro-democracy protesters who oppose president bashar assad's regime. correspondent leland vittert has the details. >> reporter: today's twin car bombs reduce intelligence agency to rubble. debris littered the street of upscale damascus neighborhood while rescue workers cleared dozens of bodies. they reported dozens killed in the al-qaeda where the government blamed al-qaeda. blast came in hours of the arrival of the arab league observers sent to monitor the government promise to stop the brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. since march, nearly 5,000 people have reportedly been killed. many in alleged government massacres. syrian army defectors formed a loosely associated rebel force to fight assad's soldiers. so far, they have appeared ill-equipped and poorly trained in videos uploaded to youtube. if the syrian resistance is behind the attack, it shows that assad is much more vulnerable than anyb
. >>> there is now a inuringle in the 9-month-old political uprising in syria. sophisticated attack today on government buildings is not blamed on the pro-democracy protesters who oppose president bashar assad's regime. correspondent leland vittert has the details. >> reporter: today's twin car bombs reduce intelligence agency to rubble. debris littered the street of upscale damascus neighborhood while rescue workers cleared dozens of bodies. they reported dozens killed in the...
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. >> jamie: taking a look at the viciousness in syria. a pair of suicide car bomb attacks killing 40 and injuring more than a hundred. in the capital of damascus. the government there blaming al qaeda for those attacks saying it's proof that terrorists are behind the 10-month long uprising there. there are a lot of doubts about that claim. canada's foreign minister called the allegations comical. opponents of the regime hinting that the syrian government may have orchestrated the attack in an effort to justify their brutal repression. keep in mind the united nations reports that more than a thousand people have died in syria since those protests began. in fact, we're told government forces slaughtered more than 100 fleeing villagers on tuesday alone. the fox chief report correspondent jonathan hunt joins me with more. a lot of skepticism about the regime's claim. >> in the eyes of many experts it's all too con yent. the american league observers aride yesterday within hours and you get these attacks enabling the assad regime to say you se
. >> jamie: taking a look at the viciousness in syria. a pair of suicide car bomb attacks killing 40 and injuring more than a hundred. in the capital of damascus. the government there blaming al qaeda for those attacks saying it's proof that terrorists are behind the 10-month long uprising there. there are a lot of doubts about that claim. canada's foreign minister called the allegations comical. opponents of the regime hinting that the syrian government may have orchestrated the attack...
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obviously, the arab league observers have just arrived in syria and suddenly in one of the most heavy especially guarded parts of the capital that has been on police lockdown for many months, you get these attacks happening. many opposition act visits believe this is the regime of assad trying to present the protesters not as democracy activists but as terrorists. that is why they believe assad's regime could have been actually behind the blasts. listen. >> this has all the finger prints of a regime trying to continue to control the message that they are the ones that are responding to terrorists and at the end of the day they are trying to say, well, if we lose assad we will end up with al qaeda and they are just creating fabrications. >>jonathan: that narrative is one that the regime has been pushing. this is all about terrorism, not democracy. >>gregg: what is the reaction from american officials? >>jonathan: the state department spokesman issued a statement today condemning the violence, not pointing fingers at anybody in particular and saying it is crucial that the attack today n
obviously, the arab league observers have just arrived in syria and suddenly in one of the most heavy especially guarded parts of the capital that has been on police lockdown for many months, you get these attacks happening. many opposition act visits believe this is the regime of assad trying to present the protesters not as democracy activists but as terrorists. that is why they believe assad's regime could have been actually behind the blasts. listen. >> this has all the finger prints...
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there is new information on twin suicide car bombings in syria. dozen killed in the attack on security service bases in damascus. more than 100 are wounded. right now it is believed to be the work of al qaeda. leland vitter live in our middle east bureau right now. >> reporter: hi, john. al qaeda link being made by none other than syrian state television and the syrian government. in cases like this where they don't allow foreign journalists inside syria to figure these things out or see the evidence first-hand you have to take it with a very big grain of salt. we do know that 40 people, possibly more were killed in twin car bombings and they were incredibly well-organized. we saw video from state television. the general intelligence agency and one of the military intelligence buildings in a very nice neighborhood of damascus were reduced to rubble. these car bombs were huge. at least one was some 650 pounds of explosives. and it was being able to be brought into damascus, very heavily fortified capitol there in syria. this took a lot of planning.
there is new information on twin suicide car bombings in syria. dozen killed in the attack on security service bases in damascus. more than 100 are wounded. right now it is believed to be the work of al qaeda. leland vitter live in our middle east bureau right now. >> reporter: hi, john. al qaeda link being made by none other than syrian state television and the syrian government. in cases like this where they don't allow foreign journalists inside syria to figure these things out or see...
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julie: car bombings rocking syria's capitol. more than 30 people killed, more than 100 people hurt. leland vittert from jerusalem joins us live. leland, do we know really who was responsible for these attacks? >> reporter: hi, julie. we know who the syrian government has blapd and that is quote, al qaeda but in this kind of situation you really have to look beyond what the syrian government propaganda machine is putting out here. there are three possibilities and keep in mind as we go through these for eight months now the syrian government has been massacring its own people and blaming violence on quote terrorists. just the day the arab league observation team shows up there inside damascus to work to end the violence there are two car bombs. it is a coincidence we might say if you spend a lot of time in the middle east and tracking these things, you tend not to believe in coincidences that much, julie? julie: what does it mean for the revolution there? >> reporter: well you've got about three possibilities here. number one it was indeed al qaeda that did this that would mean that
julie: car bombings rocking syria's capitol. more than 30 people killed, more than 100 people hurt. leland vittert from jerusalem joins us live. leland, do we know really who was responsible for these attacks? >> reporter: hi, julie. we know who the syrian government has blapd and that is quote, al qaeda but in this kind of situation you really have to look beyond what the syrian government propaganda machine is putting out here. there are three possibilities and keep in mind as we go...
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new video just in to fox news, from syria, where at least 30 people are dead, more than 100 injured after two bombs exploded at syrian security services bases in damascus. several soldiers are among the dead. no one has taken responsibility for these attack, but they are believed to be in retaliation for the government's crackdown on antigovernment protesters. >>> you're look for a white christmas? you may get your wish, people. nearly half of the country is getting slammed right now with snow or ice at this hour. so let's check out some video from boulder, colorado. this is brand-new video. people seeing up to 30 inches of snow. >> steve: let's ski. >> juliet: led head out to new mexico where folks there are seeing lots of -- look at that lousy weather. intense winds on top of that. you can bet the winter weather is wreaking havoc on holiday travel. i can't wait to find out how many flights are delayed in the new york area. but 100 flights were disrupted at the international airport there in denver yesterday. today you can expect delays at airports in new york, boston and albuquerque. pr
new video just in to fox news, from syria, where at least 30 people are dead, more than 100 injured after two bombs exploded at syrian security services bases in damascus. several soldiers are among the dead. no one has taken responsibility for these attack, but they are believed to be in retaliation for the government's crackdown on antigovernment protesters. >>> you're look for a white christmas? you may get your wish, people. nearly half of the country is getting slammed right now...
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iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that shows the city of homs after government shelling in that area. arab league observers arrive in damascus, the question of what iran is doing to aid syria has become a pressing one. correspondent leland vittert has details. >> syria's powerful air force and army are among the most well-equipped in the middle east. with the russian fighter jet, attack helicopters and tanks, president bashar assad has threatened to use them all against his own people to stay in power. fox news learned that iran and the revolutionary guard are going to great lengths to help assad. that doesn't surprise the israeli minister for strategic affairs. >> syria is part of what is called axis of evil. >> as they reference the ammunition supplies in the eight-month massacre of the pro-democracy demonstrators, western intelligence says he is running out of the critical items an
iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that shows the city of homs after government shelling in that area. arab league observers arrive in damascus, the question of what iran is doing to aid syria has become a pressing one. correspondent leland vittert has details. >> syria's powerful air force...
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syria, next. hezbollah and lebanon, next. they have an alliance with venezuela. we're not realizing that the alliance will only display that weapon when they can, basically, deliver it, and that would be a much bigger threat for us at that time. heather: and very quickly as we wrap up here, two questions remain. back in 2009 u.s. dealings with tehran peaked. did we miss an opportunity? can sanctions work alone, and what does it mean to you when you hear, um, defense secretary leon panetta say all options on the table? >> well, all options on the table if we can use those options. well, there are some options that we had not just on the table, in the battlefields, and we wasted the opportunity. you just mentioned it. june of 2009, 1.5 million iranians -- these are not american or europeans or arabs, these are iranians -- were marching in downtown tehran about to shake off the foundation of that regime, and we didn't support them. it's going to be much more difficult in the future to bring down that system. heather: all right, washington leader if race, thank you f
syria, next. hezbollah and lebanon, next. they have an alliance with venezuela. we're not realizing that the alliance will only display that weapon when they can, basically, deliver it, and that would be a much bigger threat for us at that time. heather: and very quickly as we wrap up here, two questions remain. back in 2009 u.s. dealings with tehran peaked. did we miss an opportunity? can sanctions work alone, and what does it mean to you when you hear, um, defense secretary leon panetta say...
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jon: there's new information now on the link between iran and syria. fox news jerusalem learning exclusively what tehran is doing now to help syria's leader assad embattled regime. all of this comes as the arab league arrives in damascus to prepare for monitoring the mission there. leland vittert with all the late-breaking details live from our jerusalem bureau. >> reporter: hi, jon. this may be a case of syrian government trying to kill as many people as they can before the arab league actually as observers there on the ground. latest numbers say 200 dead just this week. and the syrians are getting a lot of help from the iranians. that in of itself is not all that surprising but we've learned from western intelligence source that is the iranians are sending weapons, ammunition and also men on commercial airliners with passengers on board and they're doing that to try to get around some international sanctions to keeped assad in power. sear syria's powerful air force and army are among the most well-equipped in the middle east with russian fighter jets
jon: there's new information now on the link between iran and syria. fox news jerusalem learning exclusively what tehran is doing now to help syria's leader assad embattled regime. all of this comes as the arab league arrives in damascus to prepare for monitoring the mission there. leland vittert with all the late-breaking details live from our jerusalem bureau. >> reporter: hi, jon. this may be a case of syrian government trying to kill as many people as they can before the arab league...